Ornamenting glass



E. J. LUTWYGHE. ORNAMENTING GLASS.

(N0v Model.)

No. 599,716. Patented Mar. 1, 1898.

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EDGAR J. LUTYVYCHE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ORNAMENTING GLASS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 599,716, dated March 1, 1898. Application filed April 15, 1897- $erial No. 632,201. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, EDGAR J. LUTWYOHE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornamentin g Glass and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to the manufacture of glass, and has for its object the production of ornamented glass-such as tiles, panels, mosaics, and the like-for architectural purposes and other ornamental and decorative uses; and it consists in certain improvem ents, which will be fully disclosed in the following specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a section of a tile on an enlarged or exaggerated scale; Fig.2, a front elevation or plan View; Fig. 3, a rear elevation or plan View; Fig. 4, a section on an enlarged scale, showing a modification of the construction; Fig. 5, a front elevation or plan of the same; Fig. 6, a rear elevation or plan, and Fig. 7 a section of a modified construction.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters thereon, Aindicates a tile, panel, ormosaic which is used for the purpose of illustration, as many forms or designs may be used, and are all within the scope of my invention. The'back a of the tile is crimped, rippled, or corrugated, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which permits the air under the tile to escape in setting it in plastic material, or

roughened or stippled, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, and the front 5 is preferably smooth, but may also be of the same configuration as the back, as shown in Fig. 7, or the front may have figures differing from the back.

The articles havin'g been properly cleansed are laid upon a suitable table for the purpose and heated and a solution of nitrate of silver poured on one side, preferably the back, and

after having been permitted to stand a suflicient length of time to efiect precipitation of the silver the remaining liquid is poured off, the silvered surface thoroughly rinsed with water, and the article allowed to dry. The

silver coating 0 is then covered or backed with a lead or metallic paint d or with asphaltum.

The tiles, panels, mosaics, or other articles are made of tinted or colored transparent or translucent glass, any color, shade, or tint being used, except crystal or flint glass, and when one side is coated with the brilliant material the opposite side presents the appearance of gold, onyx, opal, mother-of-pearl and other colored ornamentation upon the glass, and as light falls upon the glass the roughened surfacereflects the light in a variety of angles and hues and produces a highly ornamental and pleasing effect.

Any of the known formulas for depositing nitrate of silver may be used.

The ornamental tiles, panels, or mosaics are designed for mural decorations, also inside and outside architectural tiles or panels representing gilded iron, marble, onyx, opal, and other beautiful and precious or valuable stones, and are capable of being made in a great variety of designs by molding the molten glass into any shape desired and in a great variety of colors.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A tile, panel, mosaic or other article of tinted or colored transparent material having an irregular surface on one side, and one side coated with a precipitate from nitrate of silver.

2. A tile, panel, mosaic or other article of tinted or colored transparent material having an irregular surface on one side extending throughout the length and width of the tile and one side covered with abrilliant material.

3. A tile, panel, mosaic or other article of tinted or colored glass having an irregular surface on both sides and one of said sides coated with a brilliant material.

4. The method of ornamenting glass, which consists in tinting or coloring molten glass, forming tile, panels, mosaics or other articles by molding the article with an irregular surface and depositing silver in solution on one side of the article. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDGAR J. LUTWYCHE. 

